{"product_id":"600574204363","title":"Paul Heaton - Jenius - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Heaton\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheironicallytitledJeniusisasequeltoitspredecessor,TheMightySeveral,inthat,likethatalbum,itsattributedtoPaulHeatonalone,itwasproducedbytheLightningSeedsIanBroudie,anditfeaturesappearancesbyhisrecentduetpartner,RianneDowney,onabouthalfofthesongs.(FrequentcollaboratorJacquiAbbottsteppedawayfromtouringandrecordingcirca2023.)Withagenerous15-songtracklist,itsarguablyevenstrongerthanthatU.K.numbertwohit,withHeatonsretro-contemporarymixofrock,country,andpopsubgenres;incisivecommentaryonhumannatureandcurrentevents;andfun-to-listen-torhythmsandmelodiesallonpointthroughout.HeopensthealbumwithasurprisinglypunchypoppunkworthyofpeakWeezeron\"CantGetNexttoYou,\"asongabouteveryonevyingfortheirtinypieceofthecapitalistpie.Hethenmovesontoanotherenergetictune,thisoneaclap-alongpoptrackwithcountry-rockundertonesfeaturingDowney;titled\"FavouriteKindofIdiot,\"itscheerfulalovestorywithflawedprotagoniststhatHeatoncalledthemostromanticsongonthealbum.Hegoesontoeffortlesslyweavehiswaythroughsongslikerollickingpianorocker\"OneEyeOpen,\"thereggae-inflected\"SadSongsandLawsuits\"(aboutromances,notthemusicindustry),thedrummachineballad\"JetBlackSky,\"thebubblyCaribbeanhybrid\"BeforeBefore,\"andtheJohnnyCash-suggesting\"TheWhiskyDid,\"theonetracktofeaturedeep-voicedguestDeclanORourke.WithBroudiemodernizingthesepop-historytouchpointstoaplaceabitfurtherawaysendupterritory,andemployingcrunchyguitartonesfromtimetotime,theysoundre-invigoratedhere.Asiftofurtheremphasizethatthesongwriterisntlanguishingonanylevelwithage(Jeniusarrives40yearsandtwomonthsaftertheHousemartinsdebutLP,London0Hull4),thealbumendswith\"ASonaFather,\"anexpletive-punctuatedsongaboutrememberingpeopleindeathforhowtheybehavedinlife.~MarcyDonelson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Can't Get Next to You\u003cbr\u003e2.Favourite Kind of Idiot\u003cbr\u003e3.I Want the Job\u003cbr\u003e4.Sad Songs and Lawsuits\u003cbr\u003e5.She Ain't Pretty\u003cbr\u003e6.One Eye Open\u003cbr\u003e7.Send In the Clowns\u003cbr\u003e8.Do Not Ask Me\u003cbr\u003e9.Don't Lean On Me\u003cbr\u003e10.Jet Black Sky\u003cbr\u003e11.The Whisky Did\u003cbr\u003e12.Before Before\u003cbr\u003e13.Good for the Bees\u003cbr\u003e14.Go Upstream\u003cbr\u003e15.A Son a Father\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EMI Import","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53510728876321,"sku":"600574204363","price":3490.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/600574204363.jpg?v=1789474561","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/600574204363","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}